Now playing: Watch this: This Samsung foldable phone may become reality in February 0:49 On Wednesday, a Samsung patent showing a design concept for a foldable smartphone made its rounds on the internet. The renderings in the patent, as well as a report claiming that Samsung will unveil two bendable phones in 2017, brought the …
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Wanna get away? If you’re looking for a ticket out of this universe, at least temporarily, VR can deliver that on your phone. Or, even give you ways to reach out and communicate with the world. Samsung (with Facebook) and Google offer you two options: the Samsung Gear VR, and the new Google Daydream View. They work with recent Samsung …
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Climbing the Harbour Bridge, taking the ferry to Luna Park…now you can add “check out the view from the top of the Opera House sails” to your Sydney tourist bucket list. Samsung has launched a new VR experience to give visitors of the Opera House the experience of climbing the sails and checking out the view in 360-degree detail while …
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T-Mobile is giving you the chance to buy one Samsung Galaxy S7 and get another one for free, but you have to act this weekend. On Wednesday, T-Mobile announced its buy-one, get-one (BOGO) program, but as with most “free” promotions you’ll have to mind the fine print. Starting Friday, November 11, at 6 a.m. PT, anyone who picks up a …
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Now playing: Watch this: This Samsung foldable phone may become reality in February 0:49 Enlarge Image The rendering shows a hinge on the back of the device, which gives the phone an axis to fold on. Samsung Enlarge Image When folded, the phone resembles a Microsoft Surface Book. Note the small gap. Samsung The next-generation flip phone could be foldable. …
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Samsung has published an open letter of apology to its customers following numerous reports of its Galaxy Note 7 handsets overheating catching fire that led to the handset’s recall. “We recognize that we have not lived up to your expectations, or our own high standards. For this we are truly sorry,” YH Eom, president and CEO of Samsung Europe, said …
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Ultra HD, colloquially known as “4K,” is everywhere on TV shelves and online this year. Previously restricted to only high-end models, 4K resolution has become so inexpensive that your next 50-inch or larger TV will probably be 4K. What does it mean? Does it matter? Why should I care? Here are the basics — a cheat sheet if you will …
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Without high-dynamic-range (HDR) content to watch, your brand-new HDR-capable TV is just a regular TV. It might be a huge 4K TV teeming with buzzword features and more smarts than a computer, but without a real HDR source, it’s not going to look its best. Actual HDR TV shows and movies are required to unlock the brighter highlights and wider …
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LG is stepping up its Android game, on Tuesday beginning the rollout of Android 7.0 Nougat to the G5. That makes the G5 the first non-Google phone to receive the update. Meanwhile, the recent Google Pixel and LG’s V20 were shipped with Nougat. LG said G5’s in South Korea will get the update first, with the Americas and Asia getting …
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Samsung’s exploding phone problem is far from over. A woman’s Samsung Galaxy J5 reportedly caught fire and exploded in Pau, France this past weekend. This is the first reported case of a Galaxy J5 self-combusting in a string of explosions that have plagued the company for months. After completely stopping sales of Galaxy Note 7 devices when batteries caught fire, …
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